Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions
Breakdown of Singapore citizenship and permanent residency granted by age and gender from 2015 to 2025
5 May 2026
Question:
Mr Pritam Singh: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs for all individuals granted Singapore citizenship and Permanent Residency respectively for each year from 2015 to 2025, how many were between 18 and 45 years of age with a breakdown by gender.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:
1. The average number of individuals granted Citizenship and Permanent Residency annually from 2015 to 2025 for the ages between 18 and 45, with a breakdown by sex is reflected in the table below.
Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Citizenship | 4,780 | 7,282 | 12,063 |
Permanent Residency | 9,678 | 13,721 | 23,399 |
